AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-3

AISI 348H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-3.

AISI 348H (S34809) Stainless Steel AWS BAg-3 (P07501) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		80

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		690

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		290

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.9

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		15 to 17

Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		63.8 to 73.6
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 13
Nickel (Ni), %		2.5 to 3.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0.32 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.1
Tantalum (Ta), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		13.5 to 17.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15